This is his second attempt. Boris resigned, rejoined and then resigned again. The Saj now bails out Rishi Sunak.
The man who once hailed Sunak as his Padawan – a youthful Jedi apprentice – during their time at the Treasury, yesterday shoved a lightsabre through his friend’s shoulder blades by endorsing Liz Truss.
In a move entirely unrelated to the publication of a recent poll showing Miss Truss with a 30-point lead amongst Tory members, Javid bravely announced: ‘The immediate tests of the new Prime Minister will be, first, whether they can reunite the party and, second, to restore a sense of purpose, with a bold Conservative policy agenda… after careful consideration it is clear to me that Liz Truss is best placed to pass these tests.’
Evidently, he thought hard and carefully about what he wanted.
He argued so hard for hours that he finally concluded his friend was nothing but the best of Reagan and Thatcher.
This is his second attempt. Dan Hodges writes that after resigning from Boris’s government, he rejoined and then resigned yet again. Now, the Saj has bailed out Rishi Sunak. Photo: Pictured together in 2010.
Friends (or those who didn’t cast a skeptical eye over their shoulders), Javid decided to join Team Truss after he was concerned that Chancellor Sunak hadn’t pursued a sufficient vigorous tax-cutting agenda.
This was strange, as in April, he had taken to the airwaves and defend the National Insurance increase that saw taxes rise at levels never seen since 1940.
The Foreign Secretary’s lures are not just for The Saj, but it is a common phenomenon. A parade of ex- and current ministers has been getting in the way of Boris’s successor apparent over the past few weeks.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace – who had a furious row with Truss over her support for British citizens joining the Ukrainian resistance – stated: ‘I have sat with her in Cabinet, bilateral meetings and international summits. She is firm in her beliefs. She stands her ground and says what she means.
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Penny Mordaunt – whose allies had accused Miss Truss of circulating ‘toxic smears’ to undermine her own leadership bid – hailed Liz’s ‘graft, her authenticity, her determination, her ambition for this country, her consistency and sense of duty’.
Truss and her staff have demonstrated great skill in managing her steady, but ever-increasingly inexorable march to Downing Street.
Instead of having them all fall out simultaneously, an effort was made to strangle the announcements and give the feeling of momentum.
According to one insider, “We will have one of these every two days until the polls close,” he said.
They also reflect the increasingly chaotic nature of Sunak’s campaign as well as the absurdly poor political trading skills of Sunak.
Truss, and her staff have managed Truss’s steady but ever more inexorable climb up Downing Street. This is partly why Truss has been receiving increasingly glowing endorsements. These endorsements also reflect the increasingly chaotic nature of Sunak’s campaign and Sunak’s laughably bad political trading skills.
Penny Mordaunt – whose allies had accused Miss Truss of circulating ‘toxic smears’ to undermine her own leadership bid – hailed Liz’s ‘graft, her authenticity, her determination, her ambition for this country, her consistency and sense of duty’
I was told by a friend who knew one of the candidates for leadership. He said that they waited to hear from Rishi. However, he didn’t pick up the telephone.
“He assumed that the people would support him. It was easy for Liz to call.
They reflect it mainly. With the exception of some shouting, 2022 Tory leadership election has been over. Liz Truss was not happy with the U-turn she made in public sector pay. It was a small setback, but it wasn’t major.
She will be Britain’s next prime Minister. Sajid javid has endorsed her endorsement. The endorsement does not aim to help Liz Truss win. He is certain Liz Truss will win. Sajid Javid is being helped. That is something Prime Minister Truss must remember.
Boris had a few weaknesses.
According to one Tory, the relationship between Boris and the Conservative party is purely transactional. They’ll support him if they believe he won’t win.
They did. Liz Truss made many new friends today. These new friends should make her cautious.